Summary of the procedure

Oracle

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Technology Integrations
Oracle
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Here are the high-level steps that need to be performed.

  1. Prepare the Primary Database
    1. Enable Logging and Archive Log mode
    2. Initialization parameters
    3. Services setup
  2. Standby Server creation
    1. Identify the FlashArray volumes containing the Primary Database files
    2. Create a control and parameter file for Standby
    3. Copy init.ora and control file from the Primary to Standby
    4. Setup the env to support the standby database
    5. Take a Purity Snapshot of Primary Database Volumes and replicate to the target FlashArray
    6. Copy replicated FlashArray volumes to target volumes and connect them to target host
    7. Rescan target host, create required multipath entries, and mount ASM diskgroups.
  3. Start the Physical Standby database and the Log Apply services
  4. Verify and monitor the Physical Standby database